Poll: Alison Grimes leads Senate Minority Leader McConnell

[jaysunb]

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has slipped with Kentucky voters, a poll released Monday said, showing him trailing Alison Lundergan Grimes by 2 points.
Almost half, 48 percent, of those surveyed for the Bluegrass Poll said they disapprove of McConnell's job performance. Only 35 percent took a positive view.

McConnell, a Republican first elected to the Senate in 1984, is seeking a sixth term. Grimes, a native of Kentucky, is a lawyer and daughter of a former state representative and Democratic Party official.

An Aug. 28 poll showed McConnell leading by 4 percentage points among likely voters. The new one showed him trailing Grimes 44 to 46 percent. While Grimes' lead is within the poll's margin of error, the 6-point swing suggests McConnell could be in trouble.


http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2014/10/06/Poll-Alison-Grimes-leads-Senate-Minority-Leader-McConnell/3631412619267/

[Comrade Grumpy]

1. A Grimes victory would be sweet.

[jaysunb]

2. Indeed n/t

[Major Hogwash]

3. In some polls, McConnell has lost as much as 8 points in the last 8 weeks!

If this trend continues, and I think it might, by the time the election results are counted McConnell will lose by 12% -- Grimes will wind up with 56% of the votes, while McConnell will only get 44% of the votes.

In the end, I think the race will be much closer than that, though, with Grimes only getting 52% of the vote with 48% of the vote going to TurtleMan.

It's still too early to tell if the trends against TurtleMan are going to hold up, however.

He's the #1 target for the Democratic Senate Committee that is tasked with getting Democrats elected to office in the Senate.

[sheshe2]

4. Please Please Please!

Make this so Kentucky! You can do it!

[NYC_SKP]

5. Recommended. (nt)

[Cha]

6. Hey jay.. may this get even better! Not to be

swayed by Koch money being poured into Kentucky!

[jaysunb]

8. Amen.... :)

Funny how the MSM seems to have this little nugget.

[Cha]

11. Seems to have "overlooked" this little nugget?... See I can

finish your sentence for you.

[jaysunb]

12. LOL !

Time to go to bed.

[Cha]

14. KICK!

Sweet Dreams~

[freshwest]

7. Wow! Make it happen, KY! It's been a long time coming.

[Cha]

15. Hasn't it just, fresh?!

[C Moon]

9. The Koch brothers really need to do away with this annoying lesser-class voting thing. :)

[ReRe]

10. Go Alison!

Her ads were matching and even doubling on Mitch up until about a couple days ago. Now they are falling off and I'm getting fidgety about it. Her ads need to keep up the pace they were on to reach this poll level. Especially during this last month! I hope she triples them!

[Aerows]

13. I would like nothing more

than to see McConnell get unseated. He RICHLY deserves it.

[vadermike]

16. good news

This, along with SD (Pressler almost tied with Rounds.. poll out today..) plus KS .. and CO coming back.. i think we may yet hold the Senate...!!!! GOTV!! (Plus Tennant wiped the floor with Capito in WV. she may yet still lose but force Rethugs to spend $$$$$$)

[neverforget]

17. Kentucky, please put the Turtle out to pasture.

No offense to real turtles....

[pablo_marmol]

18. "Please put the turtle out to pasture."

Stealing!